Instant Pot French Onion Soup

Incredible Instant Pot French Onion Soup

Gooey goodness! Made oh so easily in the instant pot :-)

Curl up with a mug of this delicious french onion soup to make any day amazing! This savory soup combines THREE different types of onions to create that perfect onion balance.

Oh and because this is a nutrition blog… I will let ya know that onions are actually VERY healthy for you! Studies have found that onion consumption (especially red onions!) caused a decrease in blood glucose (sugar) in individuals with diabetes (1, 2).

Research also suggests a correlation between eating onions and a decrease in multiple different cancers (3).

And that’s not all! Onions may even improve liver function (4)!

Woop woop! Tasty and good for ya! What more could you want?

Instant Pot French Onion Soup.

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Instant Pot Onion Soup Tips

Why use THREE different types of onions?

  • Sweet Onions (aka Vidalia or Walla Walla)- are well, sweet. If you love a sweet onion soup you can go ahead and only use sweet onions.

  • Red Onions- add a deeper onion flavor with a little sharpness. Red onion is added to balance out the sweet onion.

  • Shallot - A great balance of sweet, bold flavor, and richness.

  • So, if you add all three together you get THE PERFECT SOUP.

What is the best way to cut the onions?

  1. Try not to cry! Here are a few tips to avoid the onion tears

    1. Use a sharp knife!

    2. Set onions in freezer for 15 minutes prior to cutting

    3. Also, try chopping them under running water (but be careful!)

  2. Slice onion in half

  3. Chop off the ends of the onion and remove the outside skin

  4. Chop into 1/4 inch slices

What will I need?

Instant Pot French Onion Soup

Yield: 6
Author:
prep time: 10 Mcook time: 45 Mtotal time: 55 M
Gooey goodness! Made oh so easily in the instant pot :-) Curl up with a mug of this delicious french onion soup to make any day amazing! This savory soup combines THREE different types of onions to create that perfect onion balance.

ingredients:

  • 2 shallots, sliced
  • 2 red onions, sliced
  • 2 sweet onions, sliced
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 8 cups low sodium beef broth (2 32oz containers)
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 loaf french bread, sliced into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (or substitute with Provolone or Parmesan)

instructions:

How to cook Instant Pot French Onion Soup

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
  2. Turn on instant pot to saute setting
  3. Add butter, sliced onions and garlic to instant pot
  4. Saute for 10-15 minutes, until onions begin to sweat. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CARAMELIZE THE ONIONS. The onions will continue to cook later
  5. Add beef broth, red wine, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and salt to instant pot
  6. Place lid onto the instant pot and set on manual high for 20 minutes
  7. While the soup cooks, toast french bread in oven (approximately 3-5 minutes)
  8. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes before switching the quick-release valve
  9. Remove bay leaves and thyme stems
  10. Turn oven to broil setting
  11. Place soup into oven-safe mug and top with toasted bread and shredded cheese
  12. Broil soup until cheese begins to bubble, approximately 1-2 minutes
  13. Enjoy!!

Calories

317

Carbs (grams)

29

Fiber (grams)

2

Protein (grams)

20
Laurel Ann Nutrition
Instant Pot French Onion Soup, Instant Pot onion soup
Soup
French
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